Question

Which statement best shows how the vertical shift affects the parent function y=x
when shifted to y=x+5
?(1 point)
Responses

y=x+5
will have each point 5 steps to the right of y=x
.
y equals x plus 5 will have each point 5 steps to the right of y equals x .

y=x+5
will have each point 5 steps to the left of y=x
.
y equals x plus 5 will have each point 5 steps to the left of y equals x .

y=x+5
will have each point 5 steps higher than y=x
.
y equals x plus 5 will have each point 5 steps higher than y equals x .

y=x+5
will have each point 5 steps lower than y=x
.

Answer 1

The statement that best shows how the vertical shift affects the parent function \(y = x\) when shifted to \(y = x + 5\) is:

**"y = x + 5 will have each point 5 steps higher than y = x."**

This is because the "+5" indicates a vertical shift upward by 5 units.